The #1 song on June 8, 1949

(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend By Vaughn Monroe

Other #1 songs on June 8, 1949

#1 R&B Song

Trouble Blues
The Charles Brown Trio

#1 Country Song

Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable June 8 birthdays in the 1940s

Sara Paretsky

Born June 08, 1947
Steven Fromholz

Born June 08, 1945
Boz Scaggs

Born June 08, 1944
William Calley

Born June 08, 1943
Nancy Sinatra

Born June 08, 1940